Saturday 20 May 2017

One Daily Positive - Week 20

Last week I lost my house keys and memory stick, they eventually turned up, but I need a better routine. This week I left the house keys in a taxi, thankfully the dodgy lock on the study door allowed us to force entry with no damage. I was tired and l ached all last week, the more I rested, the worse I felt. Peter has helped me realise I shouldn't feel guilty for not working and that what I do in regards to parenting from abroad, sorting out issues and problems and coping with the heat is more than enough. I keep a clean and tidy house, my choice to stay at home, so my role, but we still share the food shopping, cooking and ironing.

I had an job interview last week, for the post of a Life Skills teacher and I was offered the post, I have accepted at the moment but am likely to pull out prior to applying for the visa unless they are able to allocate me a school or at least an area in advance. Schools are allocated on 'arrival day' people coming in from outside the UAE stay in a hotel for a few weeks, attend training and get to meet the people they will be working with and move according to the Emirate where their school is located. As I'm already in Dubai, with a home and a husband who works here, I am unable to relocate or travel to the other Emirates without adding a 2 hour commute each way to my day.

As I'm in the UK for the summer, it would mean returning to Dubai mid August (I did originally state I was unable to start until September) to find out where I would be working. At that point if I decline I have to pay back the cost of my visa and then fund another flight back to the UK or stick around in Dubai till whenever. I can't just book a return from the UK to Dubai mid August then return for the Christmas break as different schools have different terms dates and length of holidays.

134 Sunday. Stay.
Making the most of being outdoors while we still can, can only manage short walks, first thing in the morning and last thing at night. I met a friend for coffee and cake and the afternoon was spent doing absolutely nothing.

135 Monday. Stones.
Peter dropped me off at JBR The Beach to collect some vouchers I won with #TheBeachSelfie competition on Instagram. Had a coffee, went for a swim, sat on the beach till it got too hot, did some shopping, caught the tram and bus home.

136 Tuesday. Play.
By 11am I'd done a food shop, cooked 3 meals for the week, washed up and watched my soaps and was sitting in the nail bar having a manicure and new shellac polish.

137 Wednesday. Fun.
Up early and off with Bob to Bark Park. I managed to book the last two boarding kennel spaces in the whole of Dubai for Bob and Jelly, for the first week in July. I booked the teens flight for next week and replied to endless emails. We finished day off with dinner and quiz night with friends. We came 3rd. 

138 Thursday. Indoors.
A day at home, ironing and tidying up, although I did pop out for coffee mid morning. I have a bit of a sore throat and spent the afternoon and evening sleeping on and off in bed.

139 Friday. Up Close.
Woke up to an email that will require a fair amount of attention which didn't get the day off to a good start. A few discussions took place about the job offer and then we switched off and met friends for brunch, the evening spent watching movies, too full to move.

140 Saturday. Dark.
Couldn't sleep, so sat outside with the cat and dog making the most of the cooler weather. 29c. Going out for breakfast to a local mall once Peter wakes up.


On the blog this week:

My Sunday Photo - O is for Outdoors 
Spectrum Sunday - Disabled Toilets in the UK
Parenting #TriumphantTales and #TweensTeensBeyond - Are you good a social media role model to your children?



10 comments:

  1. It sounds like Peter is talking sense! You do a lot of work at home and in organising your family, so you shouldn't beat yourself up about not working. Love the beach landscape and the close-up photo of Bob.

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    1. i won't be passing that on to Peter, I'll just get 'I told you so' Bob manages to look like a different dog in every photo i take

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  2. Don't be so hard on yourself...It sounds like you do so much without having a job outside the house.
    That beach is just gorgeous!

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    1. IT'S NOT ABOUT BEING HARD ON MYSELF, IT'S ABOUT IT'S NORMALLY ME THAT HAS TO DROP EVERYTHING AND JUGGLE EVERYTHING AT ONE TIME, DUE TO THE NATURE OF PETER'S JOB, WHICH I'M OK WITH, I JUST WANT THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, DONT WE ALL?

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  3. shame about the job offer not being more specific, but probably wise to drop out before it starts to cost you money.
    You have done what you feel is best for everybody lately, and it is a hard toss up between your children and your marriage being long distance.
    Beach looks far to warm for my liking

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    1. i've turned the job offer down today and yes it's way too hot to be outside for me now

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  4. Gorgeous photo of Bob and the beach. I've just commented on your Sunday Photo about the job x

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    1. Bob is a charmer and so easy to photograph

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  5. The job situation sounds far too complicated so I'm not surprised you've turned it down. Not sure I could do any kind of job in that heat! x

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    1. i don't envy anyone working during Ramadan and this heat

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